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Bumelia

Bumelia

9.9
Small trees and bushes from America with very hard wood and white sticky sap
  • noun
  • /bjuːˈmiːliə/
  • Specialized
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  • The hard wood of Bumelia has historically been used for tool handles and fence posts.

Examples

  • Gardeners sometimes cultivate Bumelia for its attractive foliage and resistance to drought.

  • The Bumelia tree produces a milky latex.

  • Bumelia species are often found in dry, sandy soils throughout the southern United States.

  • Many Bumelias can be found in the southern United States.

  • Bumelia species are often found in dry, sandy soils throughout the southern United States.

  • Gardeners sometimes cultivate Bumelia for its attractive foliage and drought resistance.

  • The hard wood of Bumelia is commonly used to make tool handles and fence posts.

Compounds

Bumelia lanuginosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A tree from the southeastern United States and Mexico that loses its leaves and has woolly young shoots

Surface Forms

Bumelia singular
Bumelias plural

Etymology

The word Bumelia is an old plant name that contains the part -melia, also seen in the familiar word camellia, so it signals a kind of tree or shrub. A helpful way to remember Bumelia is to think of its very hard wood and milky sap, so the name fits these tough, sap-filled plants.